Aug. 17, 2007

ALKMAAR, Netherlands - Sophomore forward Eric Meister (Boalsburg, Pa.) recorded a team-high 14 points and 12 rebounds, as the Holy Cross men's basketball team lost 81-75 to a team from Norway in the second game of its European Tour. Senior center Tim Clifford (Walpole, Mass.) and junior forward Alex Vander Baan (Uxbridge, Mass.) each scored 13 points for the Crusaders. The Norwegian team was led by Mustafa Mahnin's 24 points.

Holy Cross is scheduled to play three more games while in Europe.